Processing Technology for Making Seepage Irrigation Pipe with Alternate Effluent Section and Non-Effluent Section

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a processing technology for manufacturing seepage irrigation pipe with alternating effluent sections and non-effluent sections, and in particular, to the field of underground seepage irrigation in agriculture and forestry. The processing technology combines the production unit for water-effluent pipes with the production unit for non-effluent pipes, and produces the seepage irrigation pipeline by adjusting the raw material ratios, controlling the spindle speed, spindle acceleration time, and spindle deceleration time of the two pipeline production units, to generate a seepage irrigation pipe with alternating effluent sections and non-effluent sections. The lengths of the effluent sections and non-effluent sections can be adjusted, the pipe wall thickness can also be adjusted by adjusting the inner and outer diameter of the internal mold of the pipe forming unit, a seepage irrigation pipe with alternating effluent sections and non-effluent sections is environment-friendly, efficient, water-saving, and useful for underground irrigation.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is divisional of, and claims the priority benefit of,U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/144,729, filed 2018 Sep. 27, andalso claims the priority benefit of Chinese Patent Application No.CN201810753050.5, filed on Jul. 10, 2018, and Chinese Patent ApplicationNo. CN201821088522.1, filed on Jul. 10, 2018, which are herebyincorporated by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a processing technology formanufacturing seepage irrigation pipe with alternating effluent sectionsand non-effluent sections, and in particular, to the field ofunderground seepage irrigation in agriculture and forestry.

BACKGROUND

Above-ground drip irrigation is a widely used water-saving irrigationtechnology. Compared with traditional irrigation methods, it can savesignificant amount of water resource. However, there exist problems forabove-ground irrigation including water is easily evaporated andpipelines are vulnerable to ultraviolet rays and artificial damage.Replacement is frequently needed. Underground irrigation can directlytransport water to the roots of plants, greatly reducing the evaporationof water. In addition, there is no ultraviolet light and artificialdamage. The service life is prolonged and usually reaches many years forone installation. The comparative advantage is obvious.

At present, underground irrigation technology has problems such as easyblockage of pipes, uneven water discharge, and poor pressure resistanceof pipe wall, and most of them are full-permeability pipes, that is,water can percolate along the entire length of the pipe. The same pipedoes not have the function to discharge water in certain section, toblock water in other section, or discharge water in alternate sections.Thus, present underground irrigation technology requires large numbersof fittings and blind pipes, which significant increases the labor andmaterial cost, and seriously restricts the application of undergroundirrigation technology.

SUMMARY

The invention aims to overcome the inconvenience and high cost caused bythe splicing and assembling of effluent pipe and non-effluent pipe, andprovides a seepage irrigation pipe with alternating effluent sectionsand non-effluent sections, as well as method manufacturing method. Thelengths of the effluent sections and non-effluent sections can beadjusted during production process and can be set to accommodate theseeding distance when planting crops.

In order to realize the above described goals, the present inventiondiscloses a method and device for producing a seepage irrigation pipewith alternating, adjustable length effluent sections and non-effluentsections. The process include: 1) mixing and stirring raw materials andfeeding to a production unit; 2) producing effluent section or 3)producing non-effluent section, in alternating matter; and 4) pipecooling and packaging, wherein the step of 2) producing effluent sectionis alternated with the step of 3) producing the non-effluent section,wherein the step of 1) mixing and stirring raw materials and feeding toa production unit, the step of either 2) producing effluent section or3) producing non-effluent section, and the step of 4) pipe cooling andpackaging are carried out simultaneously.

The first step, i.e., mixing and stirring raw materials and feeding toproduction unit, is performed as follows: placing desulfurized tirerubber powder and high-density polyethylene pellet powder at a ratio of1:0.6-1:0.3 in a blender (2), mixing for 15-30 minutes at 15-35° C.;feeding the mixture to a first extruder (9) through a first automaticfeeder (1); placing desulfurized tire rubber powder and the high-densitypolyethylene pellet powder at a ratio of 1:1.2˜1:0.7 in a blender (2),mixing for 15-30 minutes at 15-35° C., feeding the mixture into a secondextruder (4) through a second automatic feeder (3).

The second step, i.e., producing effluent section, is performed asfollows: setting the length of the effluent section through controllingthe spindle speed of the first extruder (9) at 500˜950 r/min andcontrolling temperatures in different areas within the first extruder(9) at 120˜170° C., after reacting for 1˜2 minutes, extruding theeffluent section from the pipe forming unit (8);

The third step, i.e., producing non-effluent section, is performed asfollows: setting the length of the non-effluent section throughcontrolling the spindle speed of the second extruder (4) at 550˜1000r/min and controlling temperatures in different areas of the secondextruder (4) at 120˜170° C., after reacting for 1˜2 minutes, extrudingthe non-effluent section from the pipe forming unit (8);

Transiting from producing the effluent section to producing thenon-effluent section is realized through the following: by controllingthe spindle acceleration time of the second extruder (4) at 0.5˜2seconds, the production of the effluent section was stoppedautomatically after 0.5˜2 seconds of reaction, subsequently thenon-effluent section is extruded from the pipe forming unit (8), whereinthe spindle acceleration time is the time when the second extruder (4)accelerates from 0 to the set target speed;

Transiting from producing the non-effluent section to producing theeffluent section is realized through the following: by controlling thespindle deceleration time of the second extruder (4) at 0.5˜2 seconds,the production of the non-effluent section was stopped automaticallyafter 0.5˜2 seconds of reaction, subsequently the effluent section isextruded from the pipe forming unit (8), wherein the spindledeceleration time is the time when the second extruder (4) deceleratesfrom present running speed to 0;

The step of pipe cooling and packaging is performed as follows: thesections extruded from pipe forming unit (8) is cooled by a pipelinecooling device (5), drawn to an automatic pipe coiler (7) through a pipetraction cutting machine (6), where the traction speed of the tractioncutting machine (6) is set at 0.03˜0.05 m/s, setting a total pipelength, after reaching the set length, automatically cutting the pipe bythe pipe traction cutter (6), and wrapping and packaging the cut pipe byan automatic pipe coiling machine (7).

In the above process, the internal mold of the pipe forming unit (8) hasan inner diameter of 15˜18 mm and an outer diameter of 20˜23 mm.

In the above process, the length of the effluent section, non-effluentsection, and the total length of the pipe can be set freely.

In the above process, the particle size of the desulfurized tire rubberpowder from are from 0.5˜0.9 mm.

In the above process, the particle size of high-density polyethyleneranges from 1˜3 mm.

In the above process, the pipe cooling device (5) is 4˜6 meters long.

The inner diameter of the pipe produced using the above process is 15˜18mm and the outer diameter is 20˜23 mm. The wall thickness is 2˜3 mm. Thepipe can be used for underground irrigation by burying underneath theground at a depth of 10˜50 cm. The effluent section and non-effluentsection occur alternately; the shortest length of the effluent sectionis 30 cm, and the shortest length of the non-effluent section is 50 cm,there is no upper limit for the length beyond what is imposed bypracticality. The service life is 5˜10 years. Cost saving is over 40%.The economic benefits are significant.

The invention achieved a technological breakthrough that places effluentsections and non-effluent sections on the same pipe, greatly reduces theinconvenience and high cost caused by splicing and assembling effluentand non-effluent pipes. In particular, mechanized production of theseepage irrigation pipeline with alternate effluent and non-effluentsection is not only environmentally friendly, efficient, andwater-saving, but also an integrated process that increases theoperation efficiency, is amenable to intelligent production of specialpipeline, meets the needs of water-saving interval irrigation in thefield of agricultural and forestry with effluent and non-effluent pipe.The invention brings huge convenience and considerable gain to thepractitioners and operators of water-saving irrigation.

The seepage irrigation pipe with alternate effluent and non-effluentsections can be buried underground 10 cm below or deeper. It transmitswater directly to plant roots, which greatly reduces evaporation. Thereis no sun, ultraviolet exposure, or artificial damage. In addition, thepipe doesn't need to be re-installed often. Once laid, the pipeline canbe used for many years.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a pipe production device configured tomanufacture a seepage irrigation pipe with alternating effluent sectionsand non-effluent sections.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1

Adjust the inner diameter and outer diameter of internal mold of thepipe forming unit (8) to 16.6 mm and 21.2 mm, respectively. Add 100parts of 20 mesh desulfurized tire rubber powder (natural gum:syntheticgum:carbon black:aromatic oil:zinc oxide:stearicacid:accelerant=55:40:50:7:3:1:1:0.5) and 45 parts of 10 mesh highdensity polyethylene powder into a blender (2) to stir for 30 minutes at25° C.; load the mixture to the first extruder (9) through the firstautomatic feeder (1); add 100 parts of 20 mesh desulfurized tire rubberpowder (natural gum:synthetic gum:carbon black:aromatic oil:zincoxide:stearic acid:accelerant=55:40:50:7:3:1:1:0.5) and 100 parts of 10mesh high density polyethylene powder into the blender (2) to stir for30 minutes in at 25° C., load the mixture to the second extruder (4)through the second automatic feeder (3).

Set the spindle speed of the first extruder (9) at 650 r/min. There arethree heat-melting areas and one raw material extrusion area in thefirst extruder (9). Set the temperatures of three heat-melting areas andone raw material extrusion area at 156° C., 163° C., 157° C. and 143°C., respectively. After reacting for 1˜2 minutes, the effluent pipe isextruded from the pipe forming unit (8).

Set the length of effluent section at 50 cm. When transiting fromproducing effluent section to producing non-effluent section, set thespindle speed of the second extruder at 720 r/min. The second extruderhas four heat-melting areas and one raw material extrusion area, thetemperatures of which are set at 145° C., 149° C., 149° C., 143° C., and150° C., respectively. The spindle acceleration time of the secondextruder is 0.9 s, the effluent section stops production automaticallyafter 0.9 s, the non-effluent section starts to be extruded from thepipe forming unit (8).

Set the length of the non-effluent section at 50 cm, when transitingfrom producing non-effluent section to producing effluent section, setthe spindle deceleration time of the second extruder at 1.0 s, thenon-effluent section stops production automatically after 1.0 s, theeffluent pipe starts to be extruded from the pipe forming unit (8). Theeffluent and non-effluent sections are automatically producedalternately.

The pipe extruded from pipe forming unit (8) is drawn to an automaticpipe coiler through a pipe traction cutting machine after cooling bypipeline cooling device. Control the traction speed of traction cuttingmachine to 0.04 m/s, set the total pipe length at 150 m, after reaching150 m, the pipe traction cutter automatically cuts the pipe, and theautomatic pipe coiling machine tightens the pipe to pack.

The performance parameters of the seepage irrigation pipe withalternating effluent sections and non-effluent sections are: the innerand outer diameter of the pipe is 16 mm and 21 mm, respectively; thewall thickness of the pipe is 2.5 mm. The pipe can be buried at 10˜30 cmbelow the ground for underground irrigation, with effluent section andnon-effluent section appears alternately in the same pipe. The lengthsof the effluent and non-effluent section are all 50 cm, the service lifeis more than 5 years, saving 45% of the cost.

Embodiment 2

Adjust the inner diameter and outer diameter of internal mold of thepipe forming unit (8) to 16.6 mm and 22.5 mm, respectively. Add 100parts of 20 mesh desulfurized tire rubber powder (natural gum:syntheticgum:carbon black:aromatic oil:zinc oxide:stearicacid:accelerant=55:40:50:7:3:1:1:0.5) and 40 parts of 10 mesh highdensity polyethylene powder into a blender to stir for 25 minutes at 25°C.; load the mixture to the first extruder through the first automaticfeeder (1); add 100 parts of 20 mesh desulfurized tire rubber powder(natural gum:synthetic gum:carbon black:aromatic oil:zinc oxide:stearicacid:accelerant=55:40:50:7:3:1:1:0.5) and 90 parts of 10 mesh highdensity polyethylene powder into the blender to stir for 25 minutes inat 25° C., load the mixture to the second extruder through the secondautomatic feeder.

Set the spindle speed of the first extruder (9) at 900 r/min. There arethree heat-melting areas and one raw material extrusion area in thefirst extruder (9). Set the temperatures of three heat-melting areas andone raw material extrusion area at 127° C., 126° C., 137° C. and 138°C., respectively. After reacting for 1˜2 minutes, the effluent pipe isextruded from the pipe forming unit.

Set the length of effluent section at 40 cm. When transiting fromproducing effluent section to producing non-effluent section, set thespindle speed of the second extruder at 960 r/min. The second extruderhas four heat-melting areas and one raw material extrusion area, thetemperatures of which are set at 128° C., 132° C., 138° C., 140° C., and133° C., respectively. The spindle acceleration time of the secondextruder is 0.8 s, the effluent section stops production automaticallyafter 0.8 s, the non-effluent section starts to be extruded from thepipe forming unit.

Set the length of the non-effluent section at 90 cm, when transitingfrom producing non-effluent section to producing effluent section, setthe spindle deceleration time of the second extruder at 0.7 s, thenon-effluent section stops production automatically after 0.7 s, theeffluent pipe starts to be extruded from the pipe forming unit. Theeffluent and non-effluent sections are automatically producedalternately.

The pipe extruded from pipe forming unit is drawn to an automatic pipecoiler through a pipe traction cutting machine after cooling by pipelinecooling device. Control the traction speed of traction cutting machineto 0.044 m/s, set the total pipe length at 200 m, after reaching 200 m,the pipe traction cutter automatically cuts the pipe, and the automaticpipe coiling machine tightens the pipe to pack.

The performance parameters of the seepage irrigation pipe withalternating effluent sections and non-effluent sections are: the innerand outer diameter of the pipe is 16 mm and 22 mm, respectively; thewall thickness of the pipe is 3.0 mm. The pipe can be buried at 10˜50 cmbelow the ground for underground irrigation, with effluent section andnon-effluent section appears alternately in the same pipe. The length ofthe effluent is 40 cm, the length of the non-effluent section is 90 cm.The service life is more than 6 years. Cost-saving is above 55%.

Embodiment 3

Adjust the inner diameter and outer diameter of internal mold of thepipe forming unit (8) to 16.6 mm and 22.5 mm, respectively. Add 100parts of 20 mesh desulfurized tire rubber powder (natural gum:syntheticgum:carbon black:aromatic oil:zinc oxide:stearicacid:accelerant=55:40:50:7:3:1:1:0.5) and 40 parts of 10 mesh highdensity polyethylene powder into a blender to stir for 25 minutes at 25°C.; load the mixture to the first extruder through the first automaticfeeder.

The pipe extruded from pipe forming unit is drawn to an automatic pipecoiler through a pipe traction cutting machine after cooling by pipelinecooling device. Control the traction speed of traction cutting machineto 0.041 m/s, set the total pipe length at 120 m, after reaching 120 m,the pipe traction cutter automatically cuts the pipe, and the automaticpipe coiling machine wraps and packs the cut pipe.

The performance parameters of the full-permeability pipe produced bythis Embodiment are as follows: the inner and outer diameter of the pipeis 16 mm and 22 mm, respectively; the wall thickness of the pipe is 3.0mm. The pipe can be buried at 10˜35 cm below the ground for undergroundirrigation. The entire length of the pipe is permeable. The service lifeis more than 6 years. Cost-saving is above 60%.

What is claimed is:
 1. An apparatus configured to perform the processfor manufacturing a seepage irrigation pipe with alternative effluentsections and non-effluent sections, wherein the process comprises thesteps of mixing and stirring raw materials and feeding to a productionunit; producing effluent section; producing non-effluent section; andpipe cooling and packaging, wherein the step of producing effluentsection is alternated with the step of producing the non-effluentsection, wherein the step of mixing and stirring raw materials andfeeding to a production unit, the step of either producing effluentsection or producing non-effluent section, and the step of pipe coolingand packaging are carried out simultaneously; wherein the step of themixing and stirring raw materials and feeding to a production unitfurther comprises: placing desulfurized tire rubber powder andhigh-density polyethylene pellet powder at a ratio of 1:0.6-1:0.3 in ablender (2), mixing for 15-30 minutes at 15-35° C.; feeding the mixtureto a first extruder (9) through a first automatic feeder (1); placingdesulfurized tire rubber powder and high-density polyethylene pelletpowder at a ratio of 1:1.2˜1:0.7 in a blender (2), mixing for 15-30minutes at 15-35° C., feeding the mixture into a second extruder (4)through a second automatic feeder (3); wherein the step of producingeffluent section further comprises: setting the length of the effluentsection by controlling the spindle speed of the first extruder (9) at500˜950 r/min and controlling temperatures in different areas of thefirst extruder (9) at 120˜170° C., after reacting for 1˜2 minutes,extruding the effluent section from the pipe forming unit (8); whereinthe step of producing non-effluent section further comprises: settingthe length of the non-effluent section by controlling the spindle speedof the second extruder (4) at 550˜1000 r/min and controllingtemperatures in different areas of the second extruder (4) at 120˜170°C., after reacting for 1˜2 minutes, extruding the non-effluent sectionfrom the pipe forming unit (8); wherein when transiting from producingthe effluent section to producing the non-effluent section, bycontrolling a spindle acceleration time of the second extruder (4) at0.5˜2 seconds, the production of the effluent section was stoppedautomatically after 0.5˜2 seconds of reaction, subsequently thenon-effluent section is extruded from the pipe forming unit (8), whereinthe spindle acceleration time is the time when the second extruder (4)accelerates from 0 to the set target speed; wherein when transiting fromproducing the non-effluent section to producing the effluent section, bycontrolling a spindle deceleration time of the second extruder (4) at0.5˜2 seconds, the production of the non-effluent section was stoppedautomatically after 0.5˜2 seconds of reaction, subsequently the effluentsection is extruded from the pipe forming unit (8), wherein the spindledeceleration time is the time when the second extruder (4) deceleratesfrom present running speed to 0; and wherein the step of pipe coolingand packaging further comprises: the sections extruded from pipe formingunit (8) is cooled by a pipeline cooling device (5), drawn to anautomatic pipe coiler (7) through a pipe traction cutting machine (6),where the traction speed of the traction cutting machine (6) is set at0.03˜0.05 m/s, setting a total pipe length; after reaching the setlength, automatically cutting the pipe by the pipe traction cutter (6),and wrapping and packaging the cut pipe by an automatic pipe coilingmachine (7).
 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an internalmold of the pipe forming unit (8) has an inner diameter of 15˜18 mm andan outer diameter of 20˜23 mm.
 3. The apparatus according to claim 1,wherein particle size of the desulfurized tire rubber powder ranges from0.5˜0.9 mm, and the particle size of high-density polyethylene rangesfrom 1˜3 mm.
 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the firstextruder (9) is connected with the second extruder (4) through the pipeforming unit (8), and wherein the length of the effluent section,non-effluent section, and the total length of the pipe can be setfreely.
 5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the device canproduce a seepage irrigation pipe made entirely of effluent sections,entirely of non-effluent sections, or alternating effluent sections andnon-effluent sections.